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It warned that there was a high probability of “severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow”. Forecasters have predicted snowfall in Cornwall, with just a scattering expected on Monday and Tuesday, but the possibility of heavier snow later in the week.

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The temperatures continue to drop:

Trencreek Road, Newquay deserted as schools close due to the heavy snow

You can feel that chill in the air and the bite of the wind already and it’s only going to get colder.

Below we have detailed which towns will feel the freeze.

Friday 6am

At 6am in the morning, most people are beginning to get up and get ready for the day ahead of them. The temperature is typically at its lowest at this point in the day and this week it will be even lower than normal.

Coldest towns:

Launceston will be 0C

Liskeard will 1C

Callington, Bodmin, Wadebridge and Newquay will be 2C

Friday Midday

By midday temperatures have usually picked up with the day beginning to feel warmer, but the highest temperatures we can expect this week are well below the average for February in the UK.

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In the early morning on Saturday temperatures will hit freezing and will stay around there for a few hours. This means there will be an increased risk of frost and ice, so make sure to take extra care if you are heading out early.

Coldest towns:

Launceston will be 0C

Callington, Liskeard and Bodmin will be 1C

Saturday midday

Temperatures will rise, but not that much and with a bitter wind expect it to feel around 5C chillier.

Coldest towns:

Callington will be 3C

Liskeard, Bodmin, Launceston and Tintagel will be 4C

Sunday 6am

Sunday morning will be colder still with Launceston hitting sub-zero. There will be added risk of ice on the roads, so make sure to take extra care.

Coldest towns:

Launceston will be -1C

Callington and Liskeard will be 0C

Bodmin, Tintagel and Wadebridge will be 1C

Sunday midday

It will warm up throughout the day but continued easterly winds mean that nowhere in Cornwall will feel warmer than 1C.

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Tintagel, Wadebridge, Looe, St Austell, Camborne and St Just will be 3C

Tuesday 6am

It will be another cold one with freezing temperatures and much of the county below zero with it feeling like -9C.

Coldest towns:

Callington, Liskeard, Bodmin and St Austell will be -3C

Launceston, Wadebridge, Truro, Camborne, Helston and St Just will be -2C

Tuesday midday

At a point in the day when we would normally be experiencing temperatures of around 8C or 9C it will only be a fraction of that and much of the county will feel around -4C. Then overnight it will feel like -9C.

Coldest towns:

Callington and Liskeard will be 1C

Launceston, Bodmin, St Austell, Camborne, Helston and St Just will be 2C

Why will it be so cold?

An icy blast from the North Pole will see temperatures plummet (Image: Pixabay)

According to experts a blast of arctic air is what is to blame for the cold snap next week.

Last week Met Office spokesman Oli Claydon said: “There is a very big, very cold pool of air that circulates around the North Pole – sudden stratospheric warming, as it says on the tin, is when the stratosphere suddenly warms.

“Last week we saw that take place – a sudden jump of around 50C – so that can disturb the way that cold pool of air moves around the North Pole very high up.

“That can lead in around 70% of instances to it impacting the drivers that affect our weather in northern Europe as well.

“So what we are seeing in this case is it disturbing the jet stream and weakening the jet stream.”

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It means that over the next few days the cold air will push across northern Europe.

From the middle of the week Mr Claydon said this shift will allow an easterly breeze to establish and bring cold air towards Britain.

“As that high pressure builds an easterly flow will start to develop and we will start getting an easterly wind and cold air moving in from Eastern Europe by the time we get to the weekend,” he said.

How long will the big freeze last?

The big freeze could last into March (Image: Pixabay)

It’s hard to say exactly how long we will be facing these freezing temperatures, but it is likely to be more than just a few days.

In fact, forecasters have predicted the unusual cold weather could last into March.

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With a bitter wind also predicted to be blowing in from Russia next week, the already cold temperatures will feel a lot colder.

Much of the county can expect to feel temperatures of around -4C in the middle of the day next week.

How to prepare:

Make sure you have an ice scraper handy next week (Image: Max Pixel)

There’s a few things that you can do ahead of the big freeze to make sure that you are as well prepared as possible.

Make sure you have a de-icer at the ready to de-freeze your car in the morning

Wear lots of layers to keep you warm throughout the day

Take extra layers on journeys in case of an emergency stop

Try to make sure that your home is heated to 18C or above

Make sure you keep your phone fully charged

Check the Cornwall Live weather channel to keep up to date with any weather warnings for your area next week

Dr Thomas Waite, of Public Health England’s extreme events team aldo urged people to check on friends, family and neighbours during the cold snap, and to make sure their homes are heated to at least 18C.